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Fairfield VIC 3078

4,335 addresses · 47 streets

Cooper Electorate › Darebin LGA › Fairfield · 7 km from Melbourne

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Living Here

Fairfield is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 6,535 people, with a median age of 37. The typical household earns around $1,967 a week, with median rent near $369 a week. Most homes are houses. About 57% of households own their home and 42% rent. Most workers work from home. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area. The median house sells for about $1,625,000.

6,535Population
37Median age
$1,967Median household income / wk
$369Median rent / wk
2.2Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Alphington - Fairfield statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Fairfield itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Fairfield, 450 m south-west · Tram stop: Stop 32: Mitchell Street, 1.9 km west · Bus interchange: Northland Shopping Centre, 4 km north · Ferry wharf: Berth 5, 6.5 km south-west · Airport: Essendon Fields Airport, 11.9 km north-west.

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Sport & Recreation

11 facilities recorded in Fairfield, the first 10 below.

Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 10/10
Economic resources4/10
Education & jobs10/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Median Sale Prices

$1,625,000House · 2024
$635,000Unit · 2024

Median of recorded sales in the period, not a valuation. Source: Victorian Property Sales Report, Land Use Victoria.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 17.5% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Fairfield

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Fairfield VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202017.5%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202137.1%

Demographics

Unemployment 4% · Labour-force participation 69.9%

Population by age in Fairfield
Population by age, Fairfield VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-4342
5-14665
15-19281
20-24376
25-341,228
35-441,112
45-54912
55-64749
65-74494
75-84262
85+118
Dwelling types in Fairfield
Dwelling types, Fairfield VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House1,197
Townhouse582
Apartment946
Other4
Households by weekly income in Fairfield
Households by weekly income, Fairfield VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$650391
$650-1,499649
$1,500-2,999716
$3,000+879
Top ancestries in Fairfield
Top ancestries, Fairfield VIC (ABS Census 2021)
English2,179
Australian1,831
Irish1,047
Scottish762
Other753
Italian665
Housing tenure in Fairfield
Housing tenure, Fairfield VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned785
Mortgage765
Rented1,134
Other33
Cars per household in Fairfield
Cars per household, Fairfield VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0362
11,386
2744
3140
4+87
Commute to work in Fairfield
Commute to work, Fairfield VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,122
Train140
Bus31
Tram/ferry4
Walked92
Bicycle136
Home1,616
Top countries of birth in Fairfield
Top countries of birth, Fairfield VIC (ABS Census 2021)
England212
Greece169
Italy117
New Zealand93
United States60
India59
Languages used at home in Fairfield
Languages used at home, Fairfield VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Greek362
Italian184
Mandarin71
Spanish70
Vietnamese64
Cantonese45

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

213,221 bird observations recorded near Fairfield — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Fairfield

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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